10 Fan Theories That Make Your Favourite Video Games Super Depressing
1. Majora's Mask Is About The Five Stages Of Grief
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is one of the best games in the series. However, compared to the others, something about it has always felt a little bit off.
It's probably due to the looming presence of the Moon about to hit Termina; a constant reminder of impending destruction and the desperate race for more time that makes Majora's Mask so much darker than other Zelda games. It's thanks to this oppressive atmosphere that so many compelling theories surround the game.
One of the most well thought out is that Majora's Mask is actually a metaphor for death. The game begins with Link searching for his friend, Navi. Weirdly though, by the time the game ends, Link hasn't found his companion and even seems to have forgotten about them. That's because Navi is dead, and the whole game is about Link learning to accept that.
Link's journey seems to take him through the classic five stages of grief: The townsfolk of Termina are in denial about the impending apocalypse, the King of Woodfall is irrationally angry, a ghost in Snowfall is bargaining to get his life back, and Lulu in Great Bay is depressed that her eggs are gone.
Finally, Link faces four versions of himself (representing the stages), and gains the light arrows, symbolising his acceptance of Navi's death.
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